USAA CEO and President Joe Robles Jr. might not work for a public company, but his compensation — at least part of it — is public record.

In 2011, Robles earned at least $6.37 million at the insurance, investment and banking giant, according to figures released by the Nebraska Department of Insurance. That amount places Robles among the top tier of best-paid business executives in the San Antonio area.

That is just from USAA's insurance side. The figure does not include noninsurance operations, such as banking, which also would generate income for Robles.

Several states require insurance companies to file executive compensation information yearly. Nebraska's law allows the information to be made public.

Robles' 2011 pay included salaries, bonuses and “other compensation” from three USAA insurance entities. They totaled $3,525,959 from USAA, $2,274,545 from USAA Casualty Insurance Co. and $577,629 from USAA General Indemnity Co.

Robles' 2011 pay from those three entities was down, cumulatively, from 2010, when he earned $6.79 million from the insurance divisions.

“We're stewards of a member-owned association and a privately held association. We regard compensation to be competitive, confidential and proprietary. The USAA board of directors retains a compensation advisor to assure competitiveness and best practices as found in publicly traded companies,” USAA spokesman Paul Berry said.

“We believe it is in the best interests of employees and executives to appropriately recruit and retain the best talent,” Berry added.

USAA has been growing. It passed the 9 million member mark earlier this year. The company employed 23,600 workers worldwide, more than 15,000 in San Antonio. It reported $19 billion in 2011 revenues and had a 2011 net worth of $20.04 billion. USAA's net income fell in 2011 to $2.1 billion, down from $2.63 billion in 2010 and $3.02 billion in 2009.

USAA announced in January it was awarding employees a yearly bonus equal to 18.4 percent of their annual base salary, the same as the year earlier.